Knotting Green is a hamlet located in the Borough of Bedford of Bedfordshire, England. It is in the civil parish of Knotting and Souldrop.
| Knotting Green | |
|---|---|
 Entrance into Knotting Green | |
  Knotting Green Location within Bedfordshire | |
| OS grid reference | TL004628 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BEDFORD |
| Postcode district | MK44 |
| Dialling code | 01234 |
| Police | Bedfordshire |
| Fire | Bedfordshire and Luton |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
The settlement is close to Knotting, Souldrop and Riseley. The nearest town to Knotting Green is Rushden in Northamptonshire. The hamlet consists of several farms, a few cottages and a Wesleyan chapel.[1] The chapel was registered 1889 by the Wesleyan minister Arthur James Pickworth.[2]
Knotting Green Farm is a 16th to 17th century building that was extended in the 19th century designated as Grade II and of special interest in 1952.[3] It was originally part of the Manor of Knotting and was owned by the Duke of Bedford until 1882.[3]
Strawberry Hill at Knotting Green was a farm until the 1990s when the 150-hectare of land was left to rewild.[4] In 2022 the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire leased the reserve and after raising £1million purchased the southern half.[5] In June 2024 the charity started raising money to purchase the rest of the site to save the unique habitat in an area dominated by agriculture,[5] and announced in November that the area had been successfully purchased.[6] The farmhouse was built by Francis Russell the Duke of Bedford in 1868 and was listed as Grade II and of special interest in 1987.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Parishes: Knotting | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ "Methodists in Knotting". bedsarchives.bedford.gov.uk. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Knotting Green Farm". bedsarchives.bedford.gov.uk. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ Turner, Clare (5 September 2022). "Charity buys unique 150-hectare wildlife farm in Bedford". Bedford Today. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Appeal to save 'magical' Strawberry Hill rewilding haven". BBC News. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ Barkham, Patrick (14 November 2024). "'A special place': Guardian readers' generosity helps to save rewilded farm". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "Strawberry Hill Farm, Knotting". bedsarchives.bedford.gov.uk. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
